Sultan of swagger, Guam

First troop buildup-related project kicks off, Guam

NAVFAC breaks ground for maiden construction related to military expansion
THE first phase of a $4 billion project related to the military buildup kicked off during a groundbreaking ceremony on Naval b...

“We Are Guam” campaign, Southern Marianas

GVB representatives, staff of the Asan mayor’s office, volunteers and residents stand for a group photo in front of the Asan-Maina mural, the tenth to be unveiled as part of the “We Are Guam” campaign.

Photo courtesy of Paul Blas

Hotels need 3,000 guest workers, Northern Mariana

The CNMI thespians , Marianas

 

The CNMI thespians pose after staging Thornton Wilder’s “Pullman Car Hiawatha” at the Howell Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska.

BP oil spill: Obama heads to court to restore block on deepwater drilling - Telegraph

Reuters

 

Obama administation heads to court to reinstate a block on deepwater oil drilling imposed in response to the BP oil spill. Oil cleanup workers outnumber tourists on the beach in Pensacola Beach, Florida.

Barack Obama: al-Qaeda sees Africans' lives as cheap - Telegraph

By Alex Spillius in Washington

A man attends to an injured women after a bomb went off in a restaurant in Kampala's Kabalagala district
A senior US official suggested Mr Obama was taking a direct swipe at the ideology and motives of al-Qaeda affiliates on the continent, which US intelligence agencies say are the extremist group's most active branches.

"Al-Qaeda is a racist organisation that treats black Africans like cannon fodder and does not value human life," said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Barack Obama's relationship with Europe 'not living up to its potential' - Telegraph

José Manuel Barroso wants the US and Europe to work closer together
Mr Barroso believes that the relationship with the White House and the EU has been affected by disagreements on how to tackle the global economic crisis, as well as climate change and trade reform.

In an interview with The Times, Mr Barroso said the US should reach out to Europe, calling on a "mutual" relationship.

BP says oil has stopped leaking in Gulf of Mexico - Telegraph

Barack Obama praises Yemen's fight against al-Qa'eda - Telegraph

Mr Obama and Mr Saleh spoke just one day after al-Qa'eda gunmen launched attacks in Yemen Photo: AFP But despite commitments by the Yemeni government to crack down on extremism, the two leaders noted that Al-Qa'eda remained a "continuing threat" in the country on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.

"President Obama applauded Yemen's determination to address the terrorist threat the Yemeni people face and recognized the sacrifices of Yemeni forces involved in this effort," the White House said.